This award winning video from ATA should be required viewing for all new drivers. Send his to your kids or any nonprofessional driver you care about to see what professional truck drivers see…and can’t see.

Given the current ineptitude of our Senate and Congress, Obamacare is apparently destined to limp along indefinitely with few solid options for Independent Contractors. So what can the hard working Owner Operator hope for concerning the future of health insurance? Obamacare cannot continue in its current format. I won’t repeat more stats here that you…

Wow, what a great time! Over 350 Owner Operators, Motor Carriers and Vendors joined us for CIS Casino Night at the Expo in Lexington, KY last weekend. Over $7,000 in prizes were donated and drawn between rounds of blackjack, roulette, craps and texas hold’em. Check out these generous companies who contributed such great prizes for Owner Operators to…

It was great to field so many intelligent questions from Owner Operators attending our CIS insurance workshop at the Expo last week. Check out Overdrive’s Todd Dill’s summary of the workshop along with his earlier report Dodging the ambulance chasers.

Shelly Benisch, TRS, CIC with Commercial Insurance Solutions (CIS) will hold a free truck insurance workshop at Lexington KY Convention Center on Friday July 14th 9:00 a.m. in Elkhorn A at the Expo. I’ll lay out the basics of truck insurance in a short, easy to understand format to help Owner Ops, Fleet Owners and small Motor…

I say enough work…it’s time to PLAY! Let’s blast off a new season and celebrate our positive momentum at Expedite Expo in Lexington, KY July 14th. CIS Casino Night is our way or thanking our Owner Operators and Motor Carriers for their support. So let’s kick back and have some fun together Friday night! D.J. Rick with Premier Casino Events…

Two stories broke this week that should be of interest to Owner Operators and small Motor Carriers. The WSJ Logistics Report offered an expose on Amazon’s push into furniture delivery as one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. online retail. CCJ and other outlets unveiled that Uber has officially entered the freight-matching market with…

Transportation Court Cases: CARGO The District Court in Maryland concluded that a plaintiff’s claims for loss or damage to freight were preempted by Carmack even when the motor carrier only performed an intra-state leg of an international move. As the plaintiff always intended the goods to move internationally Federal Court jurisdiction existed and a motion…

Perhaps this is just the start of what the Trump Bump looks like; The freedom of more choices and more opportunities. For years there have been challenges finding more true truck insurance providers for our community… Now all in the same month, Acuity and National General are partnering with CIS to offer better insurance choices…

CIS and Acuity Insurance have partnered to provide new insurance solutions for our community. John, C.C. and I just returned from their headquarters in Sheboygan, WI to learn more about their impressive transportation division. Acuity is a solid A+ rated company in business since 1925 with over $3.6 Billion in Assets. They have a 96%…

So the story on the Oscar Best-Picture screwup is that the guy who was in charge of distributing the envelopes of winners was distracted while tweeting “Best Actress Emma Stone backstage! #PWC!” What a great example of how we THINK we’re focused on our task, but we’re not… CLICK HERE to view infographic…

Who can really trust a poll for exact numbers anymore, but suffice to say that most of us in trucking tend to be conservative and patriotic so it’s not surprising that Trump received BIGLY support from individual drivers, organizations like Truckers for Trump and even the Big Boys representing fleets. What happens now? Proposed changes…

The confirmation hearing for transportation secretary struck a friendly tone, but hinted at upcoming policy fights. WASHINGTON—On a Wednesday morning of political havoc in the capital, Room G50 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building was a study in Beltway bonhomie as Elaine Chao cruised through her confirmation hearing for secretary of transportation. Ms. Chao, who…

Yes, if you’re like me when you saw this headline you probably said, “When DON’T they say the Flu Season will be bad?” Anyway, apparently there is an “A” type strain called H3N2 that is a variety that causes more severe symptoms in play this year. A lot of the really bad Flu Seasons were…

Posted by Cliff J. on November 2, 2016 in Acuity’s Trucker Focus The FMCSA restricts the use of hand-held mobile devices by drivers of commercial vehicles. In addition to prohibiting texting, the FMCSA forbids a driver from holding a mobile device to make a call. The FMCSA restricts the use of hand-held mobile devices by…

Here’s a great gift idea for the professional Motor Carrier or Broker ready to kick off the New Year with renewed confidence 2017 will be more successful and profitable than 2016: Hank E. Seaton, Esq of the Law Office of Seaton & Husk, L.P. has produced a short, approachable, easy to read reference…

Read the 4 quick summaries here so you’re in the loop of what’s going on, or grab a beverage and click to read the full transportation court cases for interesting stuff on Cargo, Brokerage, Couriers and Temporary Substitute Clause: CARGO A reminder to underwriters that motor carriers are liable for loss or damage to cargo…

Here’s a quick overview of NTL, and heads up on a denied claim where a personal auto policy was used in it’s place: A Non-Trucking Liability policy or “NTL” is designed for an Independent Contractor/Owner Operator who is under permanent lease by contract to a Motor Carrier. The Motor Carrier provides your Primary Commercial Auto…